“HomeKit adoption is quickly accelerating, with an unprecedented number of accessories slated to hit the market in 2019,” Andrew O’Hara reports for AppleInsider.
“One of the biggest announcements out of CES 2019 is support for HomeKit coming to televisions,” O’Hara reports. “Three major brands (Sony, LG, VIZIO) announced imminent support with tons of new HomeKit controls.”
“One of the more unusual Apple-related announcements out of CES is that Kohler’s “intelligent toilet,” the Numi 2.0, is gaining support for HomeKit and even Siri commands,” O’Hara reports. “Owners can ask Siri to heat the toilet’s seat and control its multi-color lighting, Kohler representatives told AppleInsider. The Numi 2.0 also features bidet and dryer functions and built-in speakers with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant.”
Many more new HomeKit-enabled products covered in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Well, the flood of HomeKit devices was a long time coming – it feels like this is where we should have been last year, at the latest – but, it’s sure great to finally see HomeKit’s promise beginning to be realized!
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Apple’s Siri improved by 11 percentage points in correct answers over the last 15 months – July 25, 2018
Apple combines machine learning and Siri teams under John Giannandrea – July 10, 2018
Apple’s ‘personal assistant activation’ patent application hints at improved Siri – May 10, 2018
iOS 11.4 will allow Siri to recognize AirPlay commands – May 3, 2018
Apple’s A.I. efforts get shot of adrenaline with Giannandrea coup – April 6, 2018
A.I. defector gives Apple access to Google’s secrets – April 6, 2018
Gene Munster: Poaching AI chief John Giannandrea from Google a win for Apple – April 5, 2018
Apple hires Google’s A.I. chief to improve Siri – April 4, 2018
An Intelligent shower head? An intelligent toilet? Are you kidding me. Sounds like 3D TV all over again.
Homekit is as dead as L. Ron Hubbard.
The reason why is because SIRI is developmentally disabled… in plain English, fucking retarded.
Unless you actually want a “wonky” automated home setup, why would you ever consider this platform?
There are far better options out there.
Lol
The only thing dead is your brain, ZERO BRAIN RANDY.
What a nauseating personality.
@Jimbo
At least I knew the original iPhone was a flagship (8 and 4GB models offered), and not some ignorant Tim Cook apologist constantly talking out his ass.
Then again, we’ve grown to expect nothing more or less from you Jimbo. You’re a foaming at the mouth jackass nutjob.
Siri-controlled toilet??? OMG, let the jokes begin!!!!!
It is nice to finally see some movement on the HomeKit front. Apple could have owned the market but due to poor leadership and priorities they are just really arriving at the marketplace about two years late.
In my day, we sat on an ice cold toilet seat, and we loved it!
“Hey Siri, I gotta poop!”
Siri: “Okay, let me warm that seat for you and heat the water in the bidet”
Too late to the game. Homekit was an afterthought for apple and now it’s just a hobby.
Apple abandons hobbies after a few years after the don’t understand why they are getting no traction.
What does homekit offer apple? Really nothing so expect it to be gone and the consumer left holding the bag.
Well my home is automated trough use of HomeKit and Homepod.
(Though the AppleWatch and the iPhone can easily handle it too, but Homepod takes it to a better level of convenience)
What does Apple get out of it?
Comprehensive ecosys.. which serves customers like me and makes Apple ecosys stickier !
Too late for me, got Alexa for xmas and my house is now full of A-compatible devices